Foster Guardian Application

To ensure the best possible match of pet to your family please fill out the form below as completely and accurately as possible. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Pets Niagara reserves the right to reject any application for any reason and reserves the sole right in determining the best placement for our animals.

Contact details





Your Veterinarian's Information




Personal References

Please provide the names and details of three (3) people, who are not related to you, that you have known for at least 2 years and who know that you are a responsible pet owner, or who can vouch for your overall responsibility:

Reference # 1




Reference # 2




Reference # 3




Preference for type of Foster Animal
  •  Cat           Dog

What Size Dog do you Prefer?

  •  Small (under 30 pounds)
     Medium (30 to 60 pounds)
     Large (more than 60 pounds)
     No preference

How long are you able to commit to keeping a foster animal?

  •  3 Months
  •  6 Months
  •  9 Months
  •  12 Months
  •  As long as it takes for the animal to be adopted

Previous Experience

Have you ever fostered with another organization?

  •  Yes          No


Your Home Environment

Do you rent or own your home

  •  Own          Rent

Do you have a secured fenced yard?*

  •  Yes          No

If you rent, please provide the name and contact details for your

landlord.


Do you have any tenants, boarders (including boarding students) and/or renters that share your home?

  •  Yes          No


Do you currently have your own pets?

  •  Yes          No


Are all of your pets spayed or neutered?

  •  Yes          No

If you have dogs, are they all on a monthly Heartworm preventative?

  •  Yes          No

If you have other pets, do you have separate living quarters for your foster animal?

  •  Yes          No


If you have other pets, have any of your pets displayed aggression towards another animal?

  •  Yes          No


Pets Niagara does not ascribe to crate training of any animal or the keeping of any pets in a crate other than to provide safe transport between locations. So, if a dog is not house-broken, are you willing to invest the time and money in achieving a dog that is house-broken through proper and cruelty-free methods?

  •  Yes          No






Your Role as a Foster Guardian

Rescued dogs have often been through a lot of stress and instability. We emphasize routine and training in a positive manner without the unnecessary use of harsh leash corrections, choke collars, rolling, pinning and hitting.

Do you accept this?

  •  Yes          No

Are you willing and able to take this foster pet to a veterinarian for vaccinations or other medical care, if required?

  •  Yes          No

Are you willing to care for a pet that has special medical conditions, administer medication on time and send us updates?

  •  Yes          No

Are you willing to provide this foster pet with daily attention and exercise?*

  •  Yes          No

Are you willing to house train?*

  •  Yes          No

Are you willing to act as primary contact for the pet?

  •  Yes          No

Can you provide a routine and the necessary basic training in a positive manner to any pet that comes into your home? This may include teaching manners, basic obedience, solving a problem behavior and instilling confidence in shy pets?

  •  Yes          No



Do you agree to random home checks?*

  •  Yes          No

Your Acknowledgements

Please provide your veterinarian and personal references with your permission to speak with us. We will be asking them if they have received this permission from you before we will be able to proceed with our interview of them.

By submitting this application, you, the applicant and any co-applicant named herein certify that the information you have given is true, complete and accurate. You understand that Pets Niagara reserves the right to deny your application for any reason at any time. You further authorize us to investigate the validity of all of your statements in this application as well as our request from and of appropriate police, organizational and agency background checks relating to you and any co-applicant.


Please answer this question to let us know that you are not a machine

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR APPLYING TO BECOME A FOSTER GUARDIAN!


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